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AREA GIRLS HOCKEY: Northern Lakes advances to section semifinals

BREEZY POINT — Fourth-seeded Northern Lakes scored the final five goals en route to a 7-2 win over the fifth-seeded Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Wadena-Deer Creek Blue Devils in the opening round of the Section 6-1A tournament Saturday.

Madison Galligan made 15 saves for the Lightning, who outshot the Blue Devils 54-17.

LPGEWDC drew first blood at 2:09 of the opening period before Bailee Englund and Ines St. Martin scored power-play goals for a 2-1 lead at the end of the first.

After Sam Killian tied it with a short-handed goal for the Blue Devils 1:53 into the second, the Lightning responded with Englund’s second score and the game-winner by Alex Palm to lead 3-2 going into the final stanza.

Adding insurance goals in the third were Mandy Carlson, Palm and Megan Snyder. Mariah Reed and Kaylyn Eggena each had two assists.

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